'Tibiae' definitions:
Definition of 'Tibiae'
From: GCIDE
- Tibia \Tib"i*a\, n.; pl. Tibiae. [L.]
- 1. (Anat.) The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Antiq.) A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal. [1913 Webster]